Traffic accident is one of the health problems in developing countries which have high rates of disability and traffic accident deaths. This study aims to find out the general description of the profile of traffic accident victims at Bhayangkara Hospital Pekanbaru from January 1st , 2012 to December 31st, 2016. This study is a retrospective descriptive study which uses secondary data from Visum…
Problem based learning (PBL) tutorial is influenced by three factors, namely the amount of students previous knowledge, scenario, tutor performance, and other factors that influence the implementation of PBL tutorial in Medical Faculty of Universitas Riau (FK UNRI). This study aims to determine and deepen the perception of third year students on factors that affect the implementation of PBL tut…
Obesity is stillan issue that is becoming worldwide concerns since its prevalencetends to increase constantly especially on children and teenagers. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of health education on one’s physical activities and food intake in managing with the obesity. The study was a quasi-experimental research with obese teenagers as the subjects. The sample o…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a health problem in many countries with high mortality. PGK is caused by pre-renal, renal and post-renal disorders. The post-renal cause is obstruction. Kidney obstruction is a condition of blockage of the kidney channel functionally or anatomically due to various causes, so that there will be disruption of urine flow. If left untreated properly can cause irrever…
Geriatric patients have specific characteristics such as multipatology, decreased of organ function, unusual signs and symptoms, and decreased functional status, resulting in polypharmacy events in geriatric patients. In geriatric, there is a gradual shift in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Therefore, geriatric patients who have decreased renal function, have to be adjusted drug dosage. …
Multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) is a microorganism (especially bacteries) that is already resistant to several antibiotic classes, making it difficult for patients to be treated. Cefoperazone-sulbactam is a combination of cefoperazone and sulbactam that has broad spectrum and known to be good antibacterial activity for Gram negative bacilli that produces ESBL and resistant to meropenem. Th…
Death due to intoxication may occur in the presence of both direct or indirect exposure of toxic substance and can be determined by forensic toxicology examination. Death from intoxication can occur directly from the toxic substance or not, either accidentally or intentionally. This study aims to determined the autopsy profile of intoxication victim cases in Bhayangkara Hospital Pekanbaru 2012-…
Community empowerment activities will be Success if it is supported by by the ability to build network. An ability to build a networkis needed to get the support,that can be done during the interaction in work, such asbuilding a good networking stage. This study aims to describe elderly posyandu networking with RW in working area of Melur Pekanbaru Health Center. The study was qualitative descr…
Filariasis is a zoonotic disease transmitted by mosquito bites that can cause a disability. The purpose of this research was to know the description of filariasis patient in Bintan Regency Kepulauan Riau Province period 2014-2016. This research was a descriptive research using medical record data from patients that were diagnosed filariasis in four community health centers in Bintan Regency. Th…
Paraquat is one of the most commonly used herbicide active ingredients in the world, especially in developing countries, including Indonesia. The unsuitable useage of paraquats can cause poisoning in humans. Paraquat can damages organs including the skin which can lead to systemic failure. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of paraquat towards the epidermis histopathology of …
Aging is a process that can changea healthy person into a weakness. Increasing age will leadfunctional decline including quality of sleep. In Indonesia, sleep disorders affect about 50% in the elderly, in which one of the factors that can cause decreased quality of sleep is pain.This study is aimedat investigating the correlation between pain intensity and quality of sleep of the elderly.This s…
Hypertension is one of the common causes of mortality and morbidity in Indonesia. Treating hypertension by controlling blood pressure is the common case management in many health care facilities. The aim of this research was evaluate the correlation between hypertensive patient’s satisfaction and their medication adherence at Puskesmas Airmolek, Indragiri Hulu Regency. The analytical correlat…
Geriatric patients are elderly patients with multiple diseases due to decreased organ, psychological, social, economic and environmental function. All these circumstances cause patients to receive treatment of many kinds. With the number of drugs the patient swallows will certainly happen polifarmasi and drug interactions that can cause mortality. The research method used is descriptive with cr…
Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebacea follicle mostly affecting adolescents. Clinical manifestations are comedones, papules, pustules, nodules and cysts. Acne vulgaris is influenced by many factors, that is genetic, environments, hormonal, stress, diet, cosmetics, drugs, and mineral deficiency, such as zinc. Level of zinc have an effects on inflammatory process, Pro…
Obesity is a multifactorial disease caused by the accumulation of excessive fat in the body. Obesity can occur in all of age group, started from children to adults. In Indonesia, the prevalence of obesity was increased every year. This study is aimed to analizing the impact of health education towards physical activity of teenagers with obesity. This was an analytical quantitative study with qu…
One of the most commonly used herbicide is paraquat. Paraquat poisoning has been reported to be due to non-adhering use and the lack of personal protective equipment used. The ingested paraquat can damage to the digestive organs such as gaster. The purpose of this study was to examine the histopathological changes in gastric mucosal mice (Mus musculus) after paraquat exposure. This research was…
Hemodialysis is the process of separation, filtering, or cleansing of blood through a semipermeable membrane in patients with renal failure, both acute and chronic. Hemodialysis indications for both diseases is clinical conditions in addition to laboratory results. The purpose of this study was to find out The profile of initiation hemodialysis patients in RSUD ArifinAchmad Riau Province Period…
Female sex workers often face many challenges and obstacles that can trigger the occurrance of psychopathology. Specific psychological symptoms that often happen in the sex worker population are anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders and drug abuse. One of the way to screen out psychological disorders is by using the Self Reporting Questionnaire …
Genital Warts (GW) is one of the most common clinical manifestations of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Patients with GW experience discomfort and anxiety about the effects of illness that will affect their quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between GW and QOL of Famale Sex Workers (FSW) in hotspot X of Pekanbaru which involves 49 FSW by us…
Myopia or nearsightedness is a state of vision when the near object is clearly visible, but the distant object is blurred. Several factors that cause myopia in children are knowledge, attitudes and actions of parents. Therefore this research was done to know the correlation between knowledge, attitudes and actions of parents and the occurrence of myopia in students of SDN 106 Pekanbaru Sub Dist…